The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 1, 1924, Page 12

(Continued from Page 4.) and is the program of proletarian re- volution. I recall that one of the best laughs I got while in Leavenworth, was upon reading the accounts, told in the manner of horrified bourgeois, of how the American missionary force in China, had raised a huge fund in America to finance free, wide-spread distribution of the bible printed in Chinese. After millions had been printed and hundreds of thousands distributed, it was discovered that the “heathen Chinee” printers had s@religiously inserted in the middle of the holy book, the entire Commu- nist Manifesto, bound in and printed in the same type as the gospel! Again, in the last few days, Ameri- can imperialism with its Nazarene face, has received a slap by the Shin- to-Budhist Japan, who, in the contest between its own satrap, Chang Tso- Lin and the American-Britisn hireling Wu Pei Fu, checkmated western im- perialists by calmly bribing a “Christ- ian general” to mutiny against Wu and seize the central Peking govern- ment. The policy of the Soviet Union to- ward the oppressed nations is well- illustrated in this same country of China. Since the 1911 revolution when the nation was dismembered by the imperialists, China as a unified na- tion has not existed. She has been the sport and victim of quarrelling imperialists. The Russian revolution removed the ominous czarist threat, but so firmly had the western imper- ialists gotten the various Chinese rul- ers in their clutches, that none would recognize China's only friend—Soviet Russia. Some even did the bidding of the imperialists and sent Chinese troops into Siberia and gave the Chi- nese. Eastern railway over to the white guard Russians. China and the Soviets. But the power of the red army soon swept alb interventionists into the sea. The magnanimous treatment of Mongolia and the Soviets’ offer to re- nounce all the czarist concessions and extra-territorial rights, so hated by the Chinese, as well as foregoing the | Boxer indemnity, was a tremendous pressure. China, even the servile Tsao Kun, established in Peking by | the power of Standard Oil, finally re- | cognized the Soviet Union. Particularly in South China, where the revolutionary workers and the na- tive intelligentsia have organized with the peasants into the powerful nation- alist revolutionary party, the Kuomin- tang, controlling the Canton govern- ment of Sun Yat Sen, is the Soviet Union looked upon with fervid hope as the Great Deliverer. The anniversary of the bolshevik Tevolution is a public holiday in South China, and upon the death of Lenin great ceremonials in which the whole populace, with the exception of the Chinese merchant fascisti organized by Britain, took part. Trotsky’s Lesson for the Orient. The policy of the Soviet Union is well expressed in the answer of Trot- sky to the message sent him by the Oriental Society for Struggle Against Imperialism, which said in part: “True to the will of the founder, the Union of Soviet Republics will altogether and entirely remain on the side of the oppressed against the op- pressors. By their opprobrious work of violence the imperialists are driv- ing the Chinese people to hate every foreigner and everything foreign. “It is, however, the task of Chinese revolutionists, in order to guard the Chinese people from chauvinism, to teach it to distinguish in every capi- talistic nation between two fundamen- tal classes—the imperialistic bour- geoisie and the revolutionary prole- tariat. It is only in union with the workers of the world that the Chinese democracy will repel the new imperial- ist onslaught on the national indepen- dence of the Chinese people.” ; Leaving China, let us see how the peoples of the Near Hast are treated. Let us take their own versions of how they “civilize backward nations,” and analyze them. Palestine Grabbed for “Sentiment.” Albert Montefiore Hyamson, control- ler of labor in the government of Pal- estine says that, while the issue be- tween British and Turkish arms was | pendence of Persia, which has served still uncertain in that land, the Zionisi leaders “especially those who happen- ed to be in England” and who were “not slow in seeing possibilities” opened negotiations with the British government, with the result that by a declaration of Lord Balfour in Novem- ber, 1917, a practical protectorate was established by Great Britain over Pal- estine. The motives, says Hyamson coyly, “Were complex. Prominent among them were the sentimental and religious interests in the return of the Jews to Palestine. Another motive doubtless (very probable, indeed—H. G.) was the desire for the security of the imperial communications with In- dia and Australia.” His excellency, the controller of la- bor, goes on to say how n tive Arab agitation against this state of affairs grew, and he observes this was in- creased by, of course, “a wrong in- terpretation” of the “promise of Arab independence made by the British gov- ernment im 1915. Affairs became worse until anti-Jewish outbreaks oceurred in which many Jews were kifled at Jerusalem on Baster, 1920.” The Brit ish, doubtless out of pure sympathy with the Jews and not at all influenc- ed by solicitude for “imperial com- munications” hastened to declare a military rule under Sir Herbert Sam- uel, and “the riot was suppressed and punishment meted out.” The Arabs began a non-co-operation movement somewhat flavored with riots. But the league of nations in September, 1923, fermally alletted Pal- estine as a “mandate” te the British crown and covered the whole mass of duplicity and imperialism with an odor of international sanctity. The armed forces of Britain still rule by force over the preponderant Arab pop- ulation. The bible and the Talmud are in alliance protecting “imperial com- munications with India,” and. doubt- lessly, some undeveloped oil fields. British Bandits in Persia. _In Persia, says Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes, who was (some of the time) a peace-loving consul gen- eral, and sometimes a leader of ma- rauding bands of British mercenaries euphemistically called the “South Per- sian Rifles,” “The policy of Great Brit- ain was and is to maintain the inde- so long as a valuable buffer between the Indian empire and Russia.” He adds as a mere afterthought that the merchants of London and Bombay were deeply interested in Persian trade, and that “the oil resources of Persia are her greatest assets.” Sir Percy did his best to grab these things for England, and even to lay hands upon the Soviet oil fields of Baku. Of course, he found good moral grounds for this. He says that “The collapse of Russia constituted a seri- ous blow to the Indian empire.” Be- sides, the infernal Germans were try- ing to get Baku first. A brigand crew of mercenaries politely termed a “British Military Mission” dashed across 700 miles of supposedly neu- tral Persian ground, united with the counter-revolutionary white guard cossacks and seized Baku. The Red Army Smokes Them Out. These bands were, of course, later put out, together with both Germans and Turks, by the red amy of real liberation. But imperialist Germany and Britain continued to usé Persia asa bone to quarrel over. The na- tive Persians rose against both and drove back Sir Percy and his “South Persian Rifles.” The interest of Eng- jand in these looting bands of white guards, may well be seen by Sir Percy’s own admission that if his fore- es had been completely routed, “There would have been a rising in the Pun- jab, which was seething with sedi- tion. As it was, this did not take place until the following year when the war had been won.” And, then, we.may add, with no democratic pre- tenses to sustain, the machine guns of the British military suppressed the Indians with barbarous massacres at Amristar, and other points. - At the end of the war, England at- tempted to use her victory by reduc- ing Persia to a vassal state. She at- tempted to subsidize Persia to form a white guard base against Soviet Rus- sia, offering to finance a “Persian” army of counter-revolutionary cos- sacks. But the Soviet policy of rea’ friendship, the surrender of various nn {tenses steessinstenite Soviet Russia and Oppressed Nationalities concessions forced on Persia by the czar, caused a ‘popular uprising against England and the Persian par- liament was forced to denounce this scheme, ef The treatment of the people of Irak, an artificially created nation at the door of Persia, with a “king” who is as servile to British imperialism as Ramsay MacDonald, is well known. Even under the alleged “labor gov- ernment” the natives who rebel against the satrapy, are massacred-— men, women and children indiscrim- inately, by airplane bombs of the Brit- ish army. So sickening has been these massacres that the soldiers of the air force protested to the “labor” gov- ernment at the butchery, but were or- dered by these “pacifist” members of the Second International to proceed. The Ruthiese Treatment of India. The fight of the Communists to bring a real liberation to the oppressed na- tionalities may be seen clearly in the case of India. We see first the steel. shod feet of England crushing the lives of teeming millions. “Without India the British empire would not last a day. For good reason does Eng- land send her best bloodhounds and “firmest” statesman to eervrce in In- dia. 4 : One of these, Sir Thomas W. Hol- derness, tells us in his smug imperial- ist way of the recent years’ relations between India and what he calmly assumes ig “the paramount power.” He speaks of the “gracious proclama tion” of King Edward, of ‘the “notable vice-royalty” of Lord Curzon, of the “courage and tenacity” of Lord Morley and Lord Minte against the “misguid- ed zealots” whe answered oppression with tyrannicide, of the “demonstra- tions of loyalty” upor the visits of the royal family in 1911, strangely follow- ed by “deep-seated anarchy” and at- tempts to assassinate Lord Hardinge. » “Educated” and the “Maicontents” A new tone comes into Sir Thomas’ voice when he discusses the relations of the Indian people and the “para mount power” during and after the war. Subtly, he praises the “military races,” the “territorial aristocracy” and the “educated classes” who “in many~ touching ways” demonstrated their loyalty to “the throne.” He adds in the way of ecstatic philosophy, “the personal relation which kingship em- bodies is of magic power still in the East.” True, he asserts, that some Sikhs, “indoctrinated with revolution- ary principles,’ some “malcontents in the Indian army” and so on, did not fully appreciate the blessings of the “paramount power.” “But,” he add- ed, “a vigilant government,; armed with sharpened powers” successfull dealt with them. Wes The war began a great upheaval, in | spite of the “touching” demonstra- tions of loyalty by the “educated class- es.” India sent—sometimes by plain conscription, and usually with virtual compulsion or purchase, 800,000 com- | batants and 400,000 non-combatant | India, al- army laborers to France. ways with her millions on the edge of famine, was drained of food. Pric- es rose for the masses while the “rul- ing princes and territorial magnates” lashed them off to fight for the white overlord andthe manufacturers and trade “reaped substantial fortunes.” It was necessary that “British free- dom”, should protect itself with repres- sive laws, and the Rowlatt bill passed by Lord Chelmsford was meant “for dealing with revolutionary crime.” The native capitalists were quick to turn the rage of the masses against the English rule in order to force from Britain their own swaraj or self-gov- ernment, meaning their right to op- press the Indian masses without shar- ing the loot with English imperialism. Mahatma Ghandi appeared as the bourgeois-pacifist type, seeking to op- sides. In west and equatorial Africa a system of “hostages” prevails, old people, women and children are im- prisoned in vile barracks to insure the enslaved male workers from running away. If one escapes, the dependents are put to death, and continually they are starved, beaten and treated worse than animals. The unspeakable “civil- ization” France has given to Africa is vividly pictured in that wonderful book by the French colonial, Rene Maran, entitled, “Batouala.” It may be noted that France plans for an army of 660,000 black soldiers to en- force “law and order” at home and in the colonies. Does the Civil Liberties Union know that no Negro can leave South Africa legally?’. He must smuggle himself out.as a stowaway to escape from the slave pens run by MacDonald’s “so- ' cialist” government. There, 6,000,000 blacks are bossed by 1,500,000 of whites. In the gold mines of the Rand 230,000 black miners toil under 27,000 white overseers, . Oppressed Racial Minorities, There are, of course, the problems of the oppressed races within nations, such as the Negroes of America, and the various peoples annexed by grace of the Versailles Treaty. 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